{"product_id":"the-body-reader-essential-social-and-cultural-readings-9780814795668","title":"The Body Reader: Essential Social and Cultural Readings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection of readings on cultural, social, and emotional understandings of the body\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlastic surgery, obesity, anorexia, pregnancy, prescription drugs, disability, piercings, steroids, and sex re-assignment surgery: over the past two decades there have been major changes in the ways we understand, treat, alter, and care for our bodies. \u003cb\u003eThe Body Reader\u003c\/b\u003e is a compelling, cutting-edge, and timely collection that provides a close look at the emergence of the study of the body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom prenatal genetic testing and \"manscaping\"; to televideo cybersex and the \"meth economy,\" this innovative work digs deep into contemporary lifestyles and current events to cover key concepts and theories about the body. A combination of twenty one classic readings and original essays, the contributors highlight gender, race, class, ability, and sexuality, paying special attention to bodies that are at risk, bodies that challenge norms, and media representations of the body. Ultimately, \u003cb\u003eThe Body Reader\u003c\/b\u003e makes it clear that the body is not neutral--it is the entry point into cultural and structural relationships, emotional and subjective experiences, and the biological realms of flesh and bone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Hill Collins, Karen Dias, H. Hugh Floyd, Jr., Arthur Frank, Sander L. Gilman, Gillian Haddow, Richard Huggins, Matthew Immergut, L: ea Kent, Kristen Karlberg, Steve Kroll-Smith, Mary Kosut, Jarvis Jay Masters, Lisa Jean Moore, Tracey Owens Patton, William J. Peace, Jason Pine, Eric Plemons, Barbara Katz Rothman, Edward Slavishak, Phillip Vannini, and Dennis Waskul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Jean Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814795668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKosut, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMary Kosut\u003c\/b\u003e is a cultural sociologist and Associate Professor of Media, Society, and the Arts and Gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York. She is editor of The Encyclopedia of Gender in Media, co-editor of The Body Reader: Essential Social and Cultural Readings, and author of Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoore, Lisa Jean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLisa Jean Moore\u003c\/b\u003e is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York. She is author of \u003ci\u003eSperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eMissing Bodies: The Politics of Visibility\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also co-editor of the collection \u003ci\u003eThe Body Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Monica Casper, oversees the series Biopolitics: Medicine, Technoscience, and Health in the Twenty-First Century for NYU Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40183709368435,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3671fd6e-5b30-429c-95f7-bffc719add93.jpg?v=1655558525","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-body-reader-essential-social-and-cultural-readings-9780814795668","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}